Auxiliary toilet seat

ABSTRACT

For use of young children an auxiliary toilet seat is pivotally mounted above the main seat and below the lid. Then, the main seat may be lowered to rest on the stationary toilet bowl, and the auxiliary seat may be lowered onto the main seat when desired, and the lid may be lowered to cover both seats when desired.

United States Patent Clifford R. Penley Rte. 10, Box 923, Newsome Road, Salisbury, N.C. 28144 Oct. 4, 1968 July 6, 1971 lnventor Appl. No. Filed Patented AUXILIARY TOILET SEAT 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figs.

0.8. CI 4/239 A47k 13/06 4/239 Field oiSeerchM.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2/1924 Burk 4/237z4/239 UX 1,595,629 8/1926 Smith 4/239 1,950,016 3/1934 Zuckerman 239 2,516,557 7/1950 Frazee etal.. ..l55/l3l;4/239X 2,539,660 1/1951 Dunn et al. 4/239 2,556,252 6/1951 Bergman 4/239 2,645,785 7/1953 Bergman 4/239 2,712,653 7/1955 Nika et a1 4/239 Primary Examiner-Laverne D. Geiger Assistant Examiner-Donald B. Massenberg ABSTRACT: For use of young children an auxiliary toilet seat is pivotally mounted above the main seat and below the lid. Then, the main seat may be lowered to rest on the stationary toilet bowl, and the auxiliary seat may be lowered onto the main seat when desired, and the lid may be lowered to cover both seats when desired.

AUXILIARY TOILET SEAT BRIEF SUMMARY The usual toilet seats in homes and public places are too large for small children. A hazard exists because the child may slip down into the commode through the large opening.

Attempts have been made to solve the problem. Smaller seats may be placed on top of the large seats. .Means may prevent them from sliding off until a person lifts them off. Other approaches have been taken. However, each approach has drawbacks. i

7 It is an object of this invention to provide an auxiliary small seat for a toilet seat which is quickly clipped onto the main seat and which may remain semipermanently attached for weeks or years without interfering with normal use of the main seat.

It is a further object to provide an auxiliary seat which folds up out of the way, together with the lid, when the main seat is m use.

It is another object to provide means to attach the auxiliary seat to the main seat directly so that one model of auxiliary seat and attachment means will fit almost all existing toilet seats.

IN THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention applied to a toilet stool illustrated in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a cross section along line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross section similar to FIG. 2 but with the clip reversed.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the hinge.

Toilet bowl 1 has a seat 2 and a cover 3 attached thereto by pivot means 4. In some styles the pivot means 4 is an exposed pivot pin, about 4 or 5 inches long, extending from one pivot pin bracket to another. In other styles the pivot pin is completely obscured by the toilet seat, or the lid, or both. In other styles no pivot pin extends between the pivot brackets. Therefore, a single model of auxiliary seat cannot be attached to pivot pins on all of these styles of seats.

In the present invention the problem is overcome by attaching the auxiliary seat 5 to the main seat itself by use of clip 6. An auxiliary pivot pin 7 attaches clip 6 to plate 8 which is attached to the auxiliary seat.

For some installations clip 6 fits neatly when clipped onto the back edge of main seat 2. For other installations it may be preferable to slide clip 6 from the front edge of the rear portion of main seat 2. To provide for such alternative installations pivot pin 7 may be readily removable and the mating fingers of the hinge parts 6 and 8 may be reversible. The hinge pin 7 may be pulled out, hinge clip member 6 is inverted, and pin 7 is reinserted. The clip 6 then slides onto the main seat from the opposite direction from which it formerly was applied.

The foregoing arrangement provides very simple apparatus making it possible to quickly attach or detach an auxiliary seat for almost all existing toilet seats. The auxiliary seat can remain semiperrnanently clipped onto the main seat and lifted about its pivot pin 7, just as main seat 2 is lifted about its pivot means 4. This makes it possible to lift cover 3 only, or cover 3 and auxiliary seat 5, or cover 3, auxiliary seat 5 and main seat 2.

and means for attachin said auxiliary seat to said conventional seat ring, said at aching means comprising a resilient platelike clip having a bifurcate end, the two flat branches of said bifurcate end being curved to form two outer bearing recesses mating with said bearing recess of said extension portion to form a complete hinge serving as bearing means about which said child supporting portion is pivotable, whereby said auxiliary toilet seat may be removably attached to said conventional toilet seat ring by means of said clip and said conventional toilet seat lid may be lowered into closed position with said auxiliary toilet seat in use position.- 

1. On a conventional toilet having a conventional toilet seat ring and toilet seat lid, an auxiliary toilet seat for small children removably attachable to the rear portion of said conventional toilet seat ring, said auxiliary toilet seat comprising a sole, substantially flat ring shaped child supporting portion supportable over said conventional toilet seat between said conventional toilet seat and said seat lid, and a rear platelike extension curved at its free end to form a single, central, horizontal bearing recess for receiving a removable hinge pin, and means for attaching said auxiliary seat to said conventional seat ring, said attaching means comprising a resilient platelike clip having a bifurcate end, the two flat branches of said bifurcate end being curved to form two outer bearing recesses mating with said bearing recess of said extension portion to form a complete hinge serving as bearing means about which said child supporting portion is pivotable, whereby said auxiliary toilet seat may be removably attached to said conventional toilet seat ring by means of said clip and said conventional toilet seat lid may be lowered into closed position with said auxiliary toilet seat in use position. 